March 18, 2013
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Always Look On the Bright Side of Life
Monty Python
On days like today, the bright side can be a little hard to see, but I do have one piece of thrilling news to share. Yesterday my handsome heroic husband finished fixing our failed bathroom sink plumbing! Yes! After weeks of brushing my teeth in the kitchen and washing my face while bent double over the bathtub, I am reveling in the simple joys of washing my hands and brushing my teeth using the sink in my bathroom again! It’s the little things like that that can really brighten up my day.
On the other hand, being miserably sick for the third day in a row is kind of a downer. Yesterday was spent mostly in bed, but I did get up to greet Lucy when she returned home from her retreat, and I did manage to make a nice Irish dinner with which to greet AJ and Jonnie when they arrived back from Spring Break on St. Patrick’s day. After our dinner we watched Riverdance, as is our family tradition going back many years now. Sadly, the kids are all too old and dignified to get up and dance with the video like they used to!
Today was a real struggle because even though I canceled my class, I still had to work with Jasper on his homework and I still had to do my own homework when all I really felt like doing was lying down and feeling sorry for myself while trying to remember what it feels like to breathe through my nose. It doesn’t help that the pollen season is upon us and I have allergies to deal with in addition to my head cold.
And it also didn’t help that this week’s geography class is going to be about my favorite place in the whole world, and looking at all the photos and reading various articles just made me so homesick I could hardly stand it!
I did have to leave the house today to get more medicine. The stuff I’ve been taking doesn’t seem to be doing anything, and even the zinc has failed me this time. The next few days might kill me. But, I keep telling myself I can make it for just 22 more days! That is when the worst will be over and Lina will arrive!
Speaking of Lina, she had an exciting day yesterday. You should go read her blog:
http://www.littleschoolinthebush.blogspot.com/
Quote of the Day:
Jasper, exasperated with Spencer’s loud music: “What went wrong when you got Spencer?”
